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Tests and Exams

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Just a thought really, you know me 🙂 ...

I believe that in the US diabetics aren't allowed to sit classroom exams or board exams above a certain blood sugar level. I wonder if theres ever been anything like that here? Or any thought in it. Whats the reasoning (to be exact) behind it? And would it be beneficial?

Personally I feel it would. Back in may/june I sat the majority of my exams going in on a 14-16mmol reading since i wasn't getting out etc. Morning exams were not such a problem it was just the afternoon ones. I was fortunate in getting extenuating circumstances but have no idea if that was used or whatever.. I done okay mind you. I do find it incrediously hard to concentrate or think straight when my levels are high! I'm sure most people do.
 
I would say higher blood sugars does effect your concentration, memory and so on, so would effect the exam outcome............

But if you study and know the stuff inside and out your sorted anyway.................😉

My Higher exams and University degree were all done with silly blood sugars, most likely, as I didn't actually test much............
 
My uni degree exams were mainly done with high blood sugars. I had one with sugar levels of 25 and was allowed to sit in a separate room and take regular breaks etc. I had one hypo which was really bad, the glucose tablets wouldn't work and with only 45 mins of the exam left we decided it would take longer for me to recover than the time I had left and they couldn't give me extra time so they just marked what I had done and estimated a mark I think 😱
 
It's a fact that high BG (how high I'm not sure) affects cognitive function. The stress of the exam (especially the wait beforehand 🙄) causes BG rise. My last one wasn't too bad but the one before was in the teens I think.

I'm amazed the DVLA hasn't caught on to high BGs yet. I'm sure it'll come.

Rob
 
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